To:N. P. GORBUNOV

Published:First published inPravdaNo. 17, January 21, 1925.

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October 13, 1921

ComradeGorbunov,

Pleaseget a decision, after the necessary agreement with
the Chairman of the Narrow Council of People’s
Commissars (and clearing the matter with the secretaries), that
the system for summoning rapporteurs (both to the Full
and the Narrow Council of People’s Commissars) should
be altered.

Atpresent those who have to report get a general
summons to the meeting and wait for hours.

Thisis outrageous and barbarous.

Youmust see to it that they are told to come atone
particular time.

Providedthere is adoublecheck by telephone, whether
rapporteurs are needed, and which; provided there is acorrectdistribution of the agenda of the given meeting
(business requiring rapporteurs, business not requiring
them), we can and must see to it that rapporteursdo not
wait more than 15 minutes.

Please,work out such a system without delay,
considering it carefully, and let me have a decision on the subject,
adopted by the Narrow Council of People’s Commissars.

V.Ulyanov(Lenin)Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars